Superintendent Rory Freeman, Silver Commander for the Reading Festival, said: “The event takes a great deal of planning and the continued success of the Festival is down to the effective partnership between all the agencies including Festival Republic and Reading Borough Council.

“Police provide advice to Festival goers about personal safety and protecting property to reduce the risk of being a victim of crime.

"This year the predominant crime was theft from tents with theft from a person such as ‘pickpocketing’.

“We will continue to advise people to keep phones and money hidden at all times and not to leave valuables unattended in tents.

“There was a great atmosphere at this year’s event and I am pleased that the vast majority of festival goers enjoyed a trouble free visit.”